Counter Wildlife Trafficking Newsletter
April 2022
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Illegal wildlife trade in April 2022
News scan (1 to 30 April 2022)
Big cats
3 leopard skins recovered from house, man arrested | The Tribune
A man, Sanjeev Kumar, resident of Prem Vihar on Tibba Road, Ludhiana, has been arrested for allegedly smuggling leopard skins.
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More on big cats
Berhampur: Record haul of illegal wildlife items, one held | The New Indian Express
उत्तराखण्ड एसटीएफ ने गुलदार की खाल के साथ एक गिरफ्तार किया | tarunmitra
Odisha STF seizes a leopard skin, one held | The Statesman
Leopard Skin Seized In Mayurbhanj, 7 Held | Ommcomnews
Birds
उतराला की पहाडि़यों पर दुर्लभ पक्षी मोनाल का शिकार कर लौट रहे तीन लोग गिरफ्तार, बैग में छिपाए थे सात परिंदे | Jagran
वन विभाग की टीम ने शुक्रवार को बैजनाथ के उत्तराला में दुर्लभ पक्षी मोनाल समेत तीन लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया है।
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More on birds
5 smugglers arrested for selling rare owl and tortoise | Punjabkesari
Elephants
Electrocution of wild elephant near Coimbatore: Farmer arrested
Forest department officials arrested a farmer in connection with the electrocution of a male elephant at Varappalayam near Coimbatore .
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More on elephants
Ivory artefacts seized by wildlife bureau in Bengal; 1 held | Hindustan Times
Odisha STF arrests one with three elephant tusks | ANI News
Exotic
Exotic Monkeys, Wallaby recovered near Guwahati
The Assam Forest Department Intercepted a vehicle and recovered siz cages containing exotic monkeys and a wallaby at Hajo near Guwahati.
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Marine
Customs dept seize 466 live corals from Dubai passengers at Pune airport
The Customs officers of the Pune International Airport intercepted two passengers who arrived from Dubai and recovered live corals from their bags
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More on marine
Two men carrying dried sea cucumbers worth lakhs arrested in Ernakulam | Mathrubhumi
Pangolin
Two wildlife smugglers held with live pangolin in Odisha
The accused persons identified as Hemasagar Mahananda and Laxmidhar Naik were apprehended near Ainlapalli village under Tusura police station jurisdiction in Bolangir district.
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More on pangolin
Live pangolin rescued by STF in Boudh, 1 arrested | Kalinga TV
Live pangolin seized in Berhampur, one arrested | Prameya News
Two pangolins rescued in Sonitpur | North East Now
दुर्लभ जीव पेंगोलिन के अवशेषों के साथ युवक गिरफ्तार | Naidunia
প্যাঙ্গোলিন পাচারের চেষ্টা রুখল এসএসবি, নকশালবাড়ি থেকে গ্রেফতার চার অভিযুক্ত | APB live
প্যাঙ্গোলিন পাচারের চেষ্টা রুখল এসএসবি, নকশালবাড়ি থেকে গ্রেফতার চার অভিযুক্ত | Ananda Bazar
Red sandalwood
Red sanders seized
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence personnel seized 10 tonnes of red sanders worth ₹ 7.50 crore from a private godown here.
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Ungulates
Man held with 11 deer horns in Sambalpur
Police arrested a man and seized 11 deer horns from his possession at Thelkuli in Sambalpur district.
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Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle
Turtle Trade Racket Busted, 139 Live Reptiles Rescued In Malkangiri
An undercover operation by Odisha Forest Department officials busted an illegal wildlife trade racket in Malkangiri.
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Other mammals
Smuggled rabbits rescued from Sanghamitra Express
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday night rescued 11 rabbits that were being smuggled to Bihar by two passengers on board the Sanghamitra Express.
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More on other mammals
5 caged siamangs rescued in Assam’s Karbi Anglong; 2 smugglers arrested | Hindustan Times
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